This is all very interesting, but nothing new... Thinking of the
various 'philanthropic' factory owners in the 18th/19th/20th century in the UK
(Salt, Rowntree, Crittall... - there are no doubt others) who were applauded
for providing housing (and, in some cases, building villages close to the
workplace (Salt -> Saltaire, Bradford; Rowntree -> New Earswick, York;
Crittall -> Silver End, Essex)).
Some might say that these philanthropic ventures were very selfish - the
workers work in the factories, then have to pay their employers rent...
Of course, in the above cases, housing was quite often pretty shitty and the
workers were actually getting a good deal; with regard to Sony and it's
studios, perhaps beneficial rates apply? Perhaps better engineers/producers get
involved that otherwise would be out of the band's reach..??
john..
Quoting chthonic streams <chthonic@chthonicstreams.com>:
quoted 39 lines "Aaron Trumm" <aaron@nquit.com>
> "Aaron Trumm" <aaron@nquit.com>
>
>
> > > does sony own any recording studios? that would hit the artists
> >> two ways at once. a lot of bands move into a studio (such as the
> >> house where both the cure and radiohead recorded albums). if
> >> sony (or any other label) owned any of those, they'd be making the
> >> money back that was spent making the album as well as housing
> >> them. not to mention the in-house chef...
> >
> >Sony has its own studios, yes, as do a lot of labels. I don't suppose the
> >artists get charged for studio time, per se, but I do suppose that in some
> >cases, if Sony funds your recording, they do so by sending you to their
> >studio...this probably depends on the project and artist in question.
>
> oh, i beg to differ. a label doesn't run its studios for free. it's
> a business, and anyone who has the money can book time. just because
> an artist is on one of their labels doesn't mean they're going to let
> them have a free ride. what if, they can argue, another client
> wanted to book that time? then they've lost that money. so everyone
> pays. especially because a lot of major labels own any number of
> subsidiary labels - all technically separate companies. they'll
> charge the artist's advance against royalties. the money goes out
> and comes right back in the company. this happens in all kinds of
> different businesses.
>
>
> d.
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